Garment cover



. SPEN CE GARMENT COVER Jan. 10, 1933.

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(1H0: vw 14 Patented Jan. 10, 1933 PATENT OFFICE ROSE IZI. SPENCE, O33BUFFALO, NEW YORK GARMENT COVER Application filed May 25, 1928, SerialThis invention relates to garment covers of the kind which are intendedto be placed upon garment hangers.

The main object of this invention is to provide a cover which, willeffectively pro tect the upper portion of the garment against beingsoiled by settling dust or by handling.

A further object is to provide a cover which can be easily and securelyattached to 19 a hanger and readily removed therefrom and which, whenattached, will not interfere with the ready removal of a garment fromthe hanger or its replacement thereon.

A further object is to provide a cover which may be readily laundered.

A still further object is to provide a garment cover which will preventthe garment from touching the metal shank of the hook of the hanger andthereby avoid the danger of rust or dust spots from this source.

The invention consists generally of a cover which is composed of anysuitable flexible material such as textile fabric and so fashioned thatit may he slipped over the hook of the hanger so as to rest upon the barand to extend both downwardly on either side of the bar and outwardlybeyond the ends of the bar, the cover having means for securing it tothe hanger.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, where- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the cover as it appearswhen attached to the hanger, one end of the cover being upturned to moreclearly show the construction.

Figure 2 is a top plan view oft-he cover and hanger, the ends of thecover being fastened together.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the cover as removed from the hanger andstretched out.

Figure 4 is a cross section along line 4 l of Fig. 1 showing the methodof attaching or securing the cover to the hanger.

The hanger utilized in connection with the improved cover may be of anysuitable type, the hanger shown comprising a curved bar or member 1 anda centrally located upright hook 2.

The cover, as shown, comprises a piece of No. 230,575. Renewed April 9,1932.

fabric 3 having a centrally located aperture 4. which permits itto beslipped over the hook 2 so as to rest upon the member 1. The particularshape of the cover is not material except insofar as it should be ofsuch shape as tb extend downwardly on either side of the member 1 forsome suitable distance and preferably over the ends of said member.

he end portions of the cover are provided with fastening means such assnap fasteners 5, for the purpose of holding the end portions togetherthereby preventing the exposure of the ends or shoulders of the garmentto settling dust and the like.

In order to permit the cover to be easily and securely attached to thehanger without in any way interfering "with the removal of a garmentfrom the hanger or its replacement thereon a flexible strap 6 isprovided, one end of which is permanently secured to the cover on oneside of the aperture t and the otherend of which is adapted forremovable securement to the cover on the opposite side of the apertureas by a snap fastener 7, the intermed ate portion of the strap beingadapted to extend around the under side of the member 1. For the sake ofappearance, the strap is shown as extending from one outer edge of thecover to the opposite outer edge thereof with the intermediate portion,of course, extending through the aperture and looped around the'member'l. The strap is, of course, drawn taut whensecured by thefastener 7 It is apparent that this strap effectually covers the shankof the hook 2 and thereby prevents a garment, placed on the hanger, fromcoming into contact with said shank. In this manner, the danger of rustor dust spots from this source is completely avoided.

Now assuming the cover to be attached to the hanger, when it is desiredto place a garment thereon, the ends of the cover are unfastened and thegarment slipped over :the ends of the member 1 and under the cover. 95The adjacent ends of the cover are then fastened together therebycompletely covering the upper portion of the garment. I 'By so coveringthe upper portion of the garment, it is not only protected againstdustbut also we against handling by users who invariably grasp the hanger atone side, at the same time taking hold of the garment. The cover,moreover, prevents the garment from slipping from the hanger.

The cover may be removed from the hanger by simply unfastening the snapfastener 7 and pulling it through the aperture 4 whereupon the shieldcan be easily slipped over the hook and free of the hanger.

I claim as my invention 1. As an article of manufacture, a garment covercomprising a piece of material having an aperture and adapted to beplaced over the supporting bar of a garment hanger so as to hang overthe sides of said bar, the hook of said hanger projecting through saidaperture and a strap formed for insertion through said aperture, one endof said strap a being secured to the cover and the other end thereofbeing adapted for removable securement to the cover, the intermediateportion of said strap being of a length to extend through said apertureand around the under side of said supporting bar whereby when the strapis secured at both ends it functions to hold the cover securely on thebar.

2. As an article of manufacture, a garment cover comprising apiece offlexible material which is adapted to be placed over the sup porting barof a garmenthanger so as to hang over both sides of said bar and toextend longitudinally beyond the ends thereof, and a flexible member oneend of which is secured to said cover and the other end of which isadapted for detachable secnrement thereto, said flexible member beingadapted to extend around the under side of the garment supporting bar asand for the purpose set forth.

3. As an article of manufacture, a garment cover comprising a piece ofmaterial having an aperture'and adapted to be placed over the supportingbar of a garment, hanger, the hook of said hanger projecting throughsaid aperture and the material being of such form as to hang over bothsides 'of said bar and to extend longitudinally beyond the ends thereof,and a flexible strap having one end secured to said cover and its otherend adapted for securement thereto, the intermediate portion of saidstrap being adapted to extend through said aperture and around saidsupporting bar when secured at both ends whereby the cover is secured tosaid bar.

4. As an article of manufacture a garment cover comprising a piece ofmaterial fashioned to be placed over the supporting bar of a garmenthanger so as to hang over the sides of said bar, said cover having anopening for the hook of the hanger and being provided with a strapconnected to said piece of material at opposite sides of said openingone of the strap connections being detachable whereby the strap may belooped around the bar of the hanger to effect the securement of thecover to said bar or may be disengaged from said bar to permit theremoval of the cover.

5. As an article of manufacture a garment cover comprising a piece offlexible material which is fashioned to be placed over the supportingbar of a garment hanger sons to hang over both sides of said bar andwhich has an opening for the hook of said hanger and a flexible memberconnected to said piece of material and of a length to provide a bightto project through the opening and encircle said bar, said flexiblemember including a detachable connection which provides for thedisengagement of its bight from said bar and thereby permits the removalof the cover from the hanger.

In testimony whereof I hereby aflix my signature.

ROSE M. SPENCE.

